Broom for sweepers



M. V. LIDELL.

BROOM FOR SWEEPERS.

APPLICATION mio MAY 21. 1920.

Patpnbed May 30, 1922.

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Appnanon medi/ray 27, 1920. 'serial nasales?.

To all faz/#imm it may concern: A

Be it known that l., Moses p DELL, a citizen of the United `States, residing of Suffolk and new and. useful lmprovements in Brooms for Sweepers, of which the following is a specification. j

This invention relates to a broom to be mounted upon a street sweeper or' the like,

embodiment in a broom which rotates, as, for instance, brooms employed to sweep the gutter portion oi' the surface being swept, thefeatures ci? the invention are applicable to other` The primary provide a mounting for splints or other material with which the broom is to bei clothed, which will embody in its structure a series of independent carriers for. groups oit splints,which are convenientlyremovable for replacing the splints when worn, and to which the solints may be conveniently applied while the carriers are removed so that the groups of splints may be secured in place by merely returning the carriers to position. find to this end, one feature` of the -invention consists in mounting the splints in a series of carriers removably associated .in`

for instance,by detachably` y tion`- Ait the abutting endsor'; twoarriers the structure, as, securing the carriers upon a suitable base.

A further object is to provide a simple and efiicient construction through which to real` ize the above-mentioned primary object. rind to this end, further features of the invention consist in providing a base having an attaching flange and a confining flange, forming with the attaching flange an angular seat into which the carriers fit and in which they are secured, as, for instance, by the bolts uniting them with the attaching flange; the series of carriers being framed around the sides of the base and having their ends in abutment; and the securing bolts for holding the carriers being preferably located at the meeting ends of adjacent carriers so that each bolt may engage the meeting endsof two carriers and serve to sustain the same against both vertical and longitudinal displacement.

understood, I will describe in detail 011.6 *11.1115* trativek embodiment thereof.

VoLNnY Lmhave invented certain` object'of the invention is to.

. correspondingly ln the accompanying drawing, j Figure l., is a side 4elevation of a broom embodying features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a' diametric same on an enlarged scale. `Fieure 3 is a plan view broom,

Figure of a part .of the lis a detail view in radial section section of' the sl'iowing one of the joints for securingftheA splint carriers tothe base.

Figure 5 is a section onthe line5-5 of Figure fl; and` l .f

`Figure 6 is a'sectionV onl theline (if-LG of 'Figure 4t.,

'l represents the base of the broom mount-` ing, preferablyv in the form a circular disk with adepending attaching flange 2 and a confining flange 3 projecting at an angle to the flange 2 'and forming therewith a. seat to receive the splint carriers 4. Car riers et arepreferably in the vform `of an annular series of segmental members L outerwall 5, to which` the splints f5 are vse-f cured by bolts 7, and, an inwardly extending top wall S seating 1?. This leaves the carrier openv atv its inner side to give free` access to the securing means 7 and the splints f5 moved, vwhich open, side, however, is closed by the flange 2 when the `carrie-r is in [posi- Lilr there are transverse walls 9, preferably integral with the walls 5 and 8 of the carriers, and in these abutting end walls are formed halt bearings l0 forbolts ll'which project from the attaching flange 2 of the base l so as to sustain the carriers 4l against downward as well circumferentiall dis? the outer ends of the bolts.

placement.' Upon 'll are gripping .nuts l2 working through the outer walls 5 of the carriers and having conical recesses l2'l1 through which they seat upon formed projections 9L of theend walls 9. The effect of' this construction is thatwhen the gripping nuts12 are drawn tightly upon the conical projections 9, they not only firmly press the carriers Ltinto the seat between the flanges 2 and 3,

but 4tie the abutting ends of the carriers firmly together, and it is only necessary to loosen two of the bolts 11 to permit any one of the carriers 4t to be removed. When removed, the wisps of splintsy 6` or other between the .flanges 2-and` when the E carrier is; re-

shaped in cross section so as to provide an equivalent brushing material may be very column; of bundles of ular carrier. Similar located transversely7 lis means carried by the bolt and in said seats.

rapidly removed and replaced; or an entire.

carrier equipped with newfsplints maybe substituted for the one removed.v lThe. transverse walls'9 at the ends of the carriers ford effective means t'or maintaining the bundles or wisps of splints in vertical position against the side thrust developed from their contact with the ground, each wall being' ordinarily suliicient to sustain the whole bristles in the particof the carrierat points intermediate its ends i 'F desired.

The broom herein selected for illustration designed for mounting through its shalt 13 upon a sweeping machine, which will be Aequipped with suitable mechanism "for raising and lowering the broom to its duty and rotating it while in use.

I claim:

`l. In abroom, a circular base having out wardly and downwardly presented flanges forming an outwardly presented annular seat, segmental splint carriers adapted 'to fit in said seats, andbolts located between opposed ends of splint carriers and drawing said splint carriers by their said endsv into said seat.

2.` In a broom, a circular base,having an outwardly presentedannular seat, segmental splint carriers adapted to lit in said seat with their ends in approximate abutment and having bolt-receiving recesses formed in their opposed faces, bolts carried by said .base in 'position to enter said recesses, and a bolt engaging two abut-v ting endsfof the splint carriers and thereby holding the splint carriers in 3; In a broom, the combination of a base, splint carriers arranged 1n series on said base and having opposed ends, bolts located walls, however, may be bearing upon Y between said opposed ends and upon which said endsseat, and a nut carried by each bolt interlocking with said. opposed ends and holding themin bearing uponthe bolt.

4L. In a broom, a, base having'an attaching Flange and a confining flange forming a seat thereon, splint carriers litting the lseat between said flanges, and bolts projecting from the attaching flange and engagingthe carriers'to hold them in said seat; said car-` riers comprising each an outer wall and an inwardly projectingy Wall. f

In a broom, a base having an attaching flange and a confining flange forming a seat thereon, splint carriersitting the seat bctween said flanges, and bolts projecting from the attaching flange andvengaging the carriers to hold them in said seat; said carriers comprising each an outer wall andan inwardly projecting wall; the outer walls of said splints thereto.

6. ln a broom, a circular base, an arcuate carrierslhav'ing means for attaching i through which it bearsk top wall; said splint carriers having splints Y secured thereto and` positioned by their said walls. y

Signed at Rochester, N. Y., this 20th day of May, 1920.

' MOSES VOLNEYLIDDELIL, 

